現代　金西厓刻扇骨、郭蘭祥繪松榭僧音圖、褚德彜節錄水經注　成扇|Carved fan, water pavilion by a pine bluff and calligraphy

Guo Lanxiang|Chu Deyi|Jin Xiya

1923 · Folding fan; ink and color on paper with carved bamboo frame · Asian Art

This folding fan features exquisite carvings on its outer ribs by Jin Xiya, the finest bamboo artist active in twentieth-century China. This work showcase Jin’s sophisticated skill in relief carving. His works incorporate compositions from designs contributed by important modern artists, such as Jin Cheng (1878–1926) on this piece. This fan is further embellished with painting and calligraphy by contemporary artists—shedding light on the dense web of social and artistic relationships among China’s elite during a time of wrenching change, when members of the scholarly elite sought to sustain inherited traditions in the face of a rapidly modernizing world. According to the archival list of Jin’s works (fan frame #44), the bamboo carving was completed on May 25, 1923.

Artist

Guo Lanxiang|Chu Deyi|Jin Xiya

Date

1923

Medium

Folding fan; ink and color on paper with carved bamboo frame

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Florence and Herbert Irving Acquisitions Fund for Asian Art, 2020